It’s a damp dreary day today. After a trip to H.E.B. for some fresh veggies and my Rx eyedrops, my hands started hurting again. I grabbed this wee jar of Tiger Balm but started drawing it instead of rubbing it on. Art therapy?
(I have a touch of tendinitis in my wrists and probably some arthritis in my fingers — cold or damp weather seems to cause it to flare up. The eyedrops are for glaucoma.)
The nib on my Kaweco Liliput fountain pen seemed to be too bold of a line for such a tiny sketchbook so I ordered a new gold-colored steel extra-fine nib from jet pens.com — and some cartridges of Smokey Grey ink. Both subtle enough for very tiny sketchbooks.
I hope the Tiger balm helps. I cannot image not being able to draw. It is so funny that you drew first ! Sometimes I feel so hungry and when the food arrives the first thing I do is sketch it ! Priorities !
ReplyDeleteIt works great! But after rubbing a tiny bit in, I still have to wait for it to fully absorb before touching my sketchbook or there will be oily marks on the paper. So I sketched first before using it.
DeleteI sometimes wonder if health conditions will limit me someday. I have glaucoma (my grandmother went blind with it), my mother has macular degeneration (it can be hereditary but my doctor is having me take preventative precautions), sometimes my hands shake a bit, and now this tendinitis and tiny bit of arthritis in fingers.
But I refuse to let any of it keep me from making my sketchbook art!